List of Leaders articles
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Trump supporters clash with police and security forces, as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Trump’s Enablers Face Violent Reckoning
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Trump will “deservedly be left a man without a country.”
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U.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door broken by pro-Trump extremists during a joint session of Congress in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6. The Military Stayed Out of the Insurrection, but It Isn’t Over Yet
Trump failed because key Republicans backed down and the military stayed out—yet critical questions remain.
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Vladimir Putin gives a speech at a forum of the All-Russia People’s Front in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2017. The Friendlier Face of Putinism
Meet the often overlooked organization trying to reconnect Russia’s leader with the people—and secure Putin’s influence for years to come.
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A police officer detains a pro-Trump protester as mobs storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Now We Know What Happens When a President Won’t Concede
For 244 years, Americans have taken peaceful transitions of power for granted. But a “Republic of Laws” is a delicate flower, easily crushed by men.
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A member of a pro-Trump mob shatters a window with his fist from inside the Capitol building in Washington after breaking into it on Jan. 6. U.S. Allies Abroad Condemn Pro-Trump Mob Storming U.S. Capitol
European leaders urge Trump to finally concede the election for the sake of American democracy.
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Trump supporters confront police and security forces at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Why Nobody Protected the Capitol
The Capitol Police didn’t fail to prepare for an attack. It failed to imagine what kind of attack was coming.
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U.S. Capitol Police detain protesters National Guard Deployed as Pro-Trump Rioters Storm Capitol
The U.S. president doubles down on baseless claims he won reelection, while Biden decries an “insurrection.”
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A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol building near the Senate chamber in Washington on Jan. 6. The Founding Fathers Didn’t See This Coming
The U.S. Constitution is breaking down in ways that its designers recognized from history—and thought they had guarded against.
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A young Uighur activist holds up a poster during a demonstration outside the Foreign Office in Berlin before talks between the Chinese and German foreign ministers on Sept. 1. Why the Persecution of Muslims Should Be on Biden’s Agenda
The incoming U.S. president must hold China and other countries accountable for religious persecution—and counter Beijing’s global campaign to destroy human rights.
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Joe Biden attends a COVID-19 briefing at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on Oct. 28, 2020. Getting Biden to Love Tech
It can help solve many of his problems, yet so far, Biden has distanced himself from the sector. That has to change.
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National Security Advisor Tom Donilon speaks at a luncheon by the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, D.C. on Sep. 16, 2011. What Georgia’s Senate Results Mean for Biden’s Foreign Policy
As Congress hangs in the balance, Obama’s national security advisor explains how a president can deal with a less than cooperative legislature.
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A car with a flag endorsing QAnon QAnon Is Trumpism Now
The sprawling conspiracy theory is dying—and being reborn as the new normal of the Republican Party.
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Joe Biden attends a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on the sidelines of the nuclear summit in Washington on March 31, 2016. Biden and Erdogan Are Trapped in a Double Fantasy
Why Washington and Ankara don’t get each other at all—and need each other anyway.
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A staff removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at Austria International Centre in Vienna, Austria on July 14, 2015. Iran Increases Nuclear Enrichment, Posing First Challenge for Incoming Biden Administration
The newest move could be negotiating leverage, but it’s set to worsen already strained U.S.-Iran relations in the final weeks of the Trump administration.
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Gender rights activists gather to take part in Namma Pride 2020, a solidarity walk in Bengaluru, India, on Dec. 27, 2020. For LGBTQ+ People Around the World, Here’s What Biden Can Do to Build Back Better
Divided government or not, the incoming administration has several options for fixing the United States’ human rights record.
